Hey, welcome this morning Joe uh extra. Jim Vanderhigh, you talked today on the show about how the right-wing seems to be consolidating power uh over not only TV stations, local TV stations, but also over over X possibility of of doing the same thing with Tik Tok. Talk about this consolidation and this progovernment consolidation and the challenges it has for free speech.Well, I think it's one of the biggest stories in media, Joe, because you went into this administration where you would have said most of t ...

RT Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs)French authorities have launched a politically-motivated criminal investigation into X over the alleged manipulation of its algorithm and alleged “fraudulent data extraction.” X categorically denies these allegations.This investigation, instigated by French politician Eric Bothorel, egregiously undermines X’s fundamental right to due process and threatens our users’ rights to privacy and free speech. Mr Bothorel has accused X of manipulating its algorithm for “fo ...